"It is possible that in a given situation, the collective interest of the society may outweigh the right personal liberty of an individual concerned, "
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"The distinction is founded upon a gender-based stereotype that a daughter, upon marriage, becomes a member of another family and loses all ties with her natal family.
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Punjab and Haryana High Court, in a significant order, expressed "shock" at the conduct of the Punjab Police for declaring the family members of a
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High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Jabalpur, in a significant ruling, has held that an advocate who is a co-accused in a criminal case is
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"Where the acquittal effectively disproves the charge on the merits, as opposed to merely failing to prove it, the court in judicial review is warranted to
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"Timelines are therefore imposed at a point where not doing so would have adverse consequences i.e., there is material on record demonstrating undue delays, stagnation, or
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"Rescue without rehabilitation returns the victim to the very same conditions of poverty and vulnerability that made her a target in the first place. Identification and
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"Victim’s consent should be the primary and governing consideration when taking such decisions. A departure from the victim’s expressed wishes must be the exception, not the
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"A third party or a stranger with no legal title to the cheque can not file and institute a complaint... a complaint by a third
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"Against a person such an inquiry caused by words could still be sutured, but against a community, the injury multiplies. Therefore, the healing hand needs
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"In the context of Section 8, the question of karta-ship ordinarily does not arise merely because the property has come from a paternal ancestor. The heirs succeed
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"A temporary status casual labourer would be entitled to pensionary benefits on superannuation even in the absence of regularisation," Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling,
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Supreme Court, in a significant judgment, has clarified that when a male Hindu dies intestate, his separate property devolves upon his heirs as "tenants-in-common" and not as
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Supreme Court, in a significant ruling, held that for the purposes of computing the limitation period under Section 34(3) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996,
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"Alleged permissive gratuitous use will not make the agreement non-commercial for deciding the applicability of Commercial Courts Act." Delhi High Court, in a significant ruling
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"A superior Police Officer has the authority to direct further investigation in the matter, if any evidence is available on the record, prior to the stage of submission
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"Court is not an expert to fix the payments to be made to the employees, which is a lengthy process... However, it is the responsibility
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"To compare regular recruitment with regularization, is akin to comparing oranges with apples. Procedurally flawed appointments cannot be regularized in order to grant employment rights," Madras High
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"Detention is merely a coercive device intended to compel compliance and not a punitive sentence akin to criminal incarceration. Once detention ceases to operate as
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In a latest judgement, Orissa High Court has held that the failure of the prosecution to examine the chemical examiner as a witness to corroborate
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"The distinction is founded upon a gender-based stereotype that a daughter, upon marriage, becomes a member of another family and loses all ties with her natal family.
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"Rescue without rehabilitation returns the victim to the very same conditions of poverty and vulnerability that made her a target in the first place. Identification and
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"Victim’s consent should be the primary and governing consideration when taking such decisions. A departure from the victim’s expressed wishes must be the exception, not the
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"In the context of Section 8, the question of karta-ship ordinarily does not arise merely because the property has come from a paternal ancestor. The heirs succeed
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"A temporary status casual labourer would be entitled to pensionary benefits on superannuation even in the absence of regularisation," Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling,
read more
Supreme Court, in a significant judgment, has clarified that when a male Hindu dies intestate, his separate property devolves upon his heirs as "tenants-in-common" and not as
read more
Supreme Court, in a significant ruling, held that for the purposes of computing the limitation period under Section 34(3) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996,
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Supreme Court, in a significant order, held that a subsequent FIR must be clubbed and transferred to the investigation of an earlier FIR when both arise
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"Witnesses cannot be expected to face hardship of appearing in court repeatedly, particularly in sensitive cases. It can result in undue hardship for the victims,
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"No litigation in respect of the present subject matter shall be entertained by any Court in future as the grievance of the applicant has been
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"Right to trauma care of citizens is an integral part of right to life enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution of India," Supreme Court, in
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"PC Act does not countenance any such straitjacketed formulation limiting to acts of demand and acceptance of bribe by the official himself as explained by
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"When law enforcers turn extortionists, the citizen looks askance and is left in a dilemma. To confront, is to invite instant retaliation and the option
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"The finding in the impugned judgments that the expression 'betting and gambling' ought to be interpreted as 'betting on gambling' is a clear Constitutional aberration, tinkering
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"Ruining of families and suicide deaths due to online gaming addiction affects public health, disturbs social order and prejudices the maintenance of public order," Supreme Court,
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"GST is attracted upon the taxable supply itself and not upon the ultimate profitability or net retained earnings of the Casino," Supreme Court, in a
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"Once participation is conditioned upon staking money or money’s worth upon uncertain outcomes, the resulting transaction acquires the character of betting and gambling within the
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"Judicial interference in alternative dispute resolution has often been a cure without a disease in India. In this context, it is high time that judges realize that
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"A casual invocation of a grave charge of rape, that too, against the father of the prosecutrix, carries with it a greater social taboo and
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"This is not a case of there being consistency in all the statements but a case of verbatim reproduction of statements almost parrot-like, as a
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"It is possible that in a given situation, the collective interest of the society may outweigh the right personal liberty of an individual concerned, "
read more
Punjab and Haryana High Court, in a significant order, expressed "shock" at the conduct of the Punjab Police for declaring the family members of a
read more
High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Jabalpur, in a significant ruling, has held that an advocate who is a co-accused in a criminal case is
read more
"Where the acquittal effectively disproves the charge on the merits, as opposed to merely failing to prove it, the court in judicial review is warranted to
read more
"Timelines are therefore imposed at a point where not doing so would have adverse consequences i.e., there is material on record demonstrating undue delays, stagnation, or
read more
"A third party or a stranger with no legal title to the cheque can not file and institute a complaint... a complaint by a third
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"Against a person such an inquiry caused by words could still be sutured, but against a community, the injury multiplies. Therefore, the healing hand needs
read more
"Alleged permissive gratuitous use will not make the agreement non-commercial for deciding the applicability of Commercial Courts Act." Delhi High Court, in a significant ruling
read more
"A superior Police Officer has the authority to direct further investigation in the matter, if any evidence is available on the record, prior to the stage of submission
read more
"Court is not an expert to fix the payments to be made to the employees, which is a lengthy process... However, it is the responsibility
read more
"To compare regular recruitment with regularization, is akin to comparing oranges with apples. Procedurally flawed appointments cannot be regularized in order to grant employment rights," Madras High
read more
"Detention is merely a coercive device intended to compel compliance and not a punitive sentence akin to criminal incarceration. Once detention ceases to operate as
read more
In a latest judgement, Orissa High Court has held that the failure of the prosecution to examine the chemical examiner as a witness to corroborate
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"Whether he drives a vehicle with a licence or without a licence, the law expects him to be neither rash nor negligent in the performance of
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Punjab and Haryana High Court, in a significant judgment, held that a regular departmental inquiry can be dispensed with when an employee has signed physical
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"If the possession is not at all handed over to the defendants, Section 34 does not bar a declaratory suit, and the question of seeking
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"The difference between Section 24 and Order VII Rule 10 of the CPC is that in terms of Sub-Section (2) of Section 24, all proceedings
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"Private unaided and private unaided minority schools are not and cannot be brought within the ambit of a 'local authority' so as to attract the
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"A mere threat by the respondent/accused would not be sufficient to attract the offence of criminal intimidation as contemplated under Section 503 IPC. The testimony
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"Provisions of the Police Act cannot be invoked to divest a person from possession of immovable property or to assist another person in obtaining possession
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In the contemporary landscape of the Indian criminal justice system, DNA profiling has transitioned from a "novelty" to the "gold standard" of forensic evidence. However, for
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Possession is the law’s most practical concept. Before a court reaches the higher question—“who is the owner?”—it often asks the simpler, urgent question—“who is in possession, and
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Appreciating evidence in civil litigation requires adherence to strict principles under the Indian Evidence Act, the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), and binding judicial precedents. Courts
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In the world of law, the doctrine of Res Judicata serves as a cornerstone for upholding judicial efficiency and finality. Res judicata, meaning "a matter already judged,"
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"Copyright law, a delicate balance of protecting creativity while fostering innovation." – Indian Judiciary- Introduction: Safeguarding Creativity Through the Copyright Act
In a world
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In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.
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